Aricep 10mg Tablet (Donepezil)

Aricep 5mg, 10mg, and 23mg tablet are utilized to treat confusion (dementia) related to Alzheimer's disease. It doesn't cure Alzheimer's disease, but it may improve memory, awareness, and the ability to function. This pill is an enzyme blocker that works by restoring the balance of natural substances (neurotransmitters) in the brain.

Aricep 5mg is prescribed for Alzheimer's disease.

This pill improves the patient's condition by increasing the levels of acetylcholine in the brain.

Take Aricep 23mg tablet at fix time every day. Swallow it as a whole. Don’t chew, crush or break it. Take this medicine in the dosage and duration as advised by your physician.

Missed Dose

In case if you missed a dosage of this drug, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of your next dosage, skip the missed dosage and resume your dosing schedule. Do not utilize one more dosage to make up for a missed dose. If you are regularly missing dosages, consider setting the alarm or requesting a family member to remember you.

Please consult your physician or doctor to discuss changes in your dosing planning to make up for missed dosages, if you have missed too many dosages recently.

Overdose

Do not take an extra dose than the prescribed dosage. Consuming more medication will not improve your symptoms, but they may cause poisoning or severe adverse effects. If you realize that you may have overdosed on Aricep 5mg, please go to the nearest hospital or nursing home. Take a medication box, container, or label with you to help physician with the required information.

Do not give your drugs to other people even if you know that they have the exact same condition or it seems that they may have a similar situation. This may lead to overdosage.

Please contact your doctor or pharmacist or product package for more information.

The following is a list of possible adverse effects that may occur from all constituting ingredients of this tablet.

• Nausea
• Diarrhea
• Vomiting
• Fatigue
• Insomnia
• Muscle cramps
• Anorexia

General Instructions

Before using this medication, inform your pharmacist about your current list of drugs, over the counter products (e.g., vitamins, herbal supplements, etc.), pre-existing diseases, allergies, and current health conditions. Some clinical conditions may make you more susceptible to the adverse effects of the pill. Take as directed by your physician or follow the direction printed on the product insert.

When Not to Use?

You should not utilize Aricep 23mg pill if you are allergic to this medicine or any other components present along with it. Don’t take this drug if you have any gastrointestinal disease and lung diseases.

General warnings

To make sure this medication is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have a history of stomach ulcers, a heart rhythm disorder, liver or kidney disease, an enlarged prostate or urination problems, trouble swallowing, epilepsy or other seizure disorder, or asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or other breathing disorder.

Warnings for special population

It is unknown whether this generic donepezil will harm an unborn baby. Tell your physician or specialist if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while utilizing this medicine.

It is not shown in any study whether this drug passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Tell your pharmacist if you are breast-feeding a baby.

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Can this tablet be used for dementia of the Alzheimer's type?

Yes, dementia of the Alzheimer's type is among the most common reported usages for this pill. Please do not utilize this medication for dementia of the Alzheimer's type without consulting first with your doctor.

Should I consume this tablet with an empty stomach, before food or after food?

Website users have most commonly reported taking this medication after food. But, this may not be reflective of how you should utilize this medicine. Please follow your physician's advice on how you should utilize this medicine.

Is it secure to operate heavy machinery or drive a vehicle when consuming?

If you experience dizziness, drowsiness, hypotension or a headache as side-effects when using this medicine, then it may not be secure to operate heavy machinery or drive a vehicle. You should not drive a vehicle if utilizing the drug makes you dizzy, drowsy, or lowers your blood-pressure extensively. Doctors also advise patients not to drink liquor with medicines as alcohol intensifies drowsiness adverse effects. Please check for these side effects on your body when using this medication. Always consult with your pharmacist for recommendations particular to your body and health situations.

Is this pill or product addictive or habit forming?

Most drugs do not come with a potential for addiction or abuse. Generally, the government's categorizes medicines that can be addictive as controlled substances. For example, schedule H or X in India and schedule II-V in the US. Please consult the product package to be sure that the medicine does not belong to such particular categorizations of drugs. Lastly, don't increase your body's dependence on pills without the advice of your doctor or specialist.

Can it be discontinued immediately or do I have to wean off the consumption slowly?

Some drugs need to be tapered or cannot be discontinued immediately because of rebound effects. Please consult with your physician for recommendations specific to your body, health and other medicines that you may be using.